jrrt@hogpd.UUCP (R.MITCHELL) (06/20/84)
Depending on how well your dwarf gets along with those NPC hotshots --
how about having them appoint you head of the militia for some major
town? If all they know about you is your fighting ability, you may
not have a problem.
Another possibility is an inn. Taverns and such are great places to
pick up the information so dear to a thief's career, plus you have a
"captive" audience for your talents (particularly transient
adventurers). With some discretion, any thefts that occur at the
inn will not point at the innkeeper.
Could a detective agency be a plausible front? Particularly if you
had a relatively powerful mage on a retainer, this approach would
give you a chance to bring to "justice" those thieves who do not
join your guild. Of course, a detective agency may not be
compatible with the flavor of your campaign.
Erusen the Iconoclast
aka Rob Mitchell
{allegra,ihnp4}!hogpd!jrrtmr-frog@sdcsvax.UUCP (Dave Pare) (06/22/84)
<> I've always like the DM who had the local thieves guild front be an Olive Oil Import business. Not exactly original, but... Dave Pare [ucbvax | dcdwest]!sdcsvax!mr-frog